Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study whether the Benton MacKaye Trail — a 287-mile nonmotorized trail running through Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina — should be designated as a national scenic trail. The study must be completed and submitted to Congress within 2 years of enactment, and must be done in consultation with interested organizations including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association. No designation is made by this bill; it only authorizes the feasibility study. Hikers, outdoor recreation communities, and landowners along the trail corridor in those three states would be the primary parties affected by any future designation that may follow.
Congressional Summary
Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail (located in Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina) as a national scenic trail.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-04-02
- Date Added
- 2026-05-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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